According to its State TV, Iran has successfully launched a second satellite into space, called 'Rashad' or observance. "Our glorious scientists successfully put Iran's first image-collecting satellite into orbit," the TV report said. The satellite, which weighs about 34 pounds has been designed to orbit the earth 15 times a day at the height of 160 miles, and was put into orbit by ...

This is the first of our guest author series. Note this article was written prior to the DoD announcing the actual price was over $100 million. Shooting Down A Satellite: A Prudent Public Health Measure? by Peter j. Brown... Enjoy! Examining the Threat Posed by Hydrazine Fuel Onboard a Malfunctioning U.S. Spy Satellite Upon Reentry In mid-February 2008, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announc...

In its report on the 2008 EU budget, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) has refused to sign off on how the money from the EU’s 2008 budget had been spent. While saying that the overall situation is improving, the Court noted that a number of spending areas in the budget are still “materially affected by errors”.

This site provides free access to the full text of a report by the Electoral Commission. The 48 page document critically assesses the conduct of the 2008 local elections in England. Topics covered include voter registration procedures, the effectiveness of absent and postal voting and vote counting. Recommendations for future action are made.

This report is from the Lib Dem Voice court reporter. You may also like to read Nick Thornsby’s account of the trial Helen Mountfield QC today led the special election petition court through the substance of the arguments, case law and disputed facts of the case. Representation of the People Act 1983 section 106 was

A quote from the Political Pest blog, 10 July 2008 [T]wo interesting and potentially far-reaching court decisions were handed down on Tuesday regarding political speech in Hungary. In the first, the European Court of Human Rights [in Strassbourg] struck down a law banning the communist-style red star, which Hungary enacted back in 1994. Meanwhile, that same day a local court in Budapest ruled that...

I would like to draw readers' attention to an extremely interesting discussion of the Wegman Report and the IPCC at the Global Administrative Law Blog on Apr 29, 2008, considering some of the issues from the perspective of administrative law. The author is Euan Macdonald of the Institute for International Law and Justice

The European Commission's leadership and management skills have been found wanting by a Court of Auditors report into the EU's much-delayed Galileo satellite navigation project. The report, published on 29 June, also blames individual countries for defending their commercial interests throughout the programme.

The Court of Appeal’s rulings in a series of recent equal pay cases may force the Government and other employers to rewrite their policy documents. The decision of the Court of Appeal in Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council v Bainbridge and Ors (2008) and Surtees and Ors v Middlesbrough Council (2008) (The Lawyer, 29 July) has sent equal pay into a state of flux.

A LEADING Scottish employment law expert has warned that union leaders could break the law if they turn their proposed strikes into a campaign of direct action against the coa